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How Do I Evict My (31f) Boyfriend (32m) Out Of Our Home That I Own But He Renovated In An Fha 203k?

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Location: Georgia

I know you’re not supposed to have family do the renovations, but I contracted my boyfriend’s dad’s construction company & he just happened to also work on it. Their company gave me a discount for ~$30k of renovations, small profit margin. And we Finally were able to buy a home. Problem is, he has virtually no credit and never had a desire to learn. He even calls me his “paperwork person” and says that all women in his family are.

I have a child from a previous relationship. We got together around Covid and we had another child in 2022. This purchase happened in 2023. I make about double what he makes & I put $7k down payment on the home that I’d saved before we met. He pays $1000/mo to the mortgage and I cover the remaining $700 along with all childcare, utilities, insurance, etc. (All other bills in the home) My automatic expenses are about $4k/mo before groceries/gas/saving/credit cards. I can’t do this anymore.

So where I’m at, I’m tired. I won’t get into the Why. I just want to know How. I’ve stayed & thought this through over and over. I don’t want to break the family. I don’t want to hurt my kids. In a past argument, he said I should just go or he wants to get married to claim half because he feels owed to half the equity. At one point he even said I raise one kid & he raises the other (wild shit like this is always randomly coming out of his mouth. Like it’s not rooted in logic).

How do I go about this? What would a lawyer say? I’m already drowning in ~$12k of credit card debt that’s been racked up from not having savings that he pressures me incessantly to spend on conventions, collectibles, restaurants, trips, booze, etc. He’s been trying lately & just got sober, but I feel like I’ve been quietly quitting for a few years now and I only just realized it when he asked if we go to the courthouse or get married.

Do I serve him an eviction notice? It seems cold, which he already thinks I am anyways. I’m scared he’s going to drag the kids into it. I just want to focus on their well being and family court is the last thing I wanted them to experience.

Do I go to a mediator and determine a fair equity buyout to be able to stay in a home that can only be in my name since he wouldn’t afford it? Please help.

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